This photo is a good indication of how railroads and the right of way came first and the towns / roads came after. No municipality in it's right mind would let a railroad build like this and interrupt the flow of traffic / commerce as well as be in such close proximity to traffic if the railroad had not been there first.
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This has always been one of my favorite photographs of yours. The first issue of Trains I ever bought with my own money included your photo essay of the Upper Mississippi, which featured this shot. Little did I know, I'd eventually attend graduate school just up the river in Dubuque and visit many of the same locations, including this one.
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